so i think in pennsylvania and ohio and virginia, the storm will have a dampening effect on the obama turnout, but not on the romney turnout. the other thing is in new york state and new jersey where the electoral votes are not in play, you might have a dramatically lower turnout all around, particularly among democrats. that could cost the president a point or two in the popular vote. it has a huge bearing on how he's perceived. there are a couple of house seats to the republicans. >> gretchen: that's an interesting analysis. before i let you go, can you talk about the fact that the election might be postponed? could that ever happen as a result of this? >> it would require an act of congress, i'm told. i haven't read the section of the constitution. the election date is actually in the constitution, so i'm not quite sure how that could be changed. but i don't see a postponement. if the storm were approaching now and it hit on monday or tuesday, then you would have. but simply for the aftermath, i don't see that. >> steve: they did postpone the election here in new york city on 9-11,